ឆា

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From Hokkien (chhá, to fry) or Teochew (tshá, to fry).[1]

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ឆា
cʰā
WT romanisation chaa
(standard) IPA(key) /cʰaː/

Verb

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ឆា (chaa) (abstract noun ការឆា)

  1. to fry, stir-fry, sauté (usually mixed vegetables and meat)
  2. to try to do (something), to experiment, practice (doing something)
  3. to break, crack, chip, splinter
  4. to wipe the slate clean, to stop and begin again (e.g., a game)

Adjective

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ឆា (chaa) (abstract noun ភាពឆា)

  1. to be broken, cracked, chipped

Noun

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ឆា (chaa)

  1. fried or stir-fried food

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Joanna Rose McFarland (2021) “Chapter 3: Language Contact and Lexical Changes in Khmer and Teochew in Cambodia and Beyond”, in Chia, Caroline, Hoogervorst, Tom, editors, Sinophone Southeast Asia: Sinitic Voices across the Southern Seas (Chinese Overseas: History, Literature, and Society; 20 [Open Access])‎[1], Brill, →ISBN, page 102